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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Registration and abstract submissions are open for our Spring Meeting - organised together with @gensocuk.bsky.social 🗓️ Monday 19th – Thursday 22nd April, 2027 📍The Octagon, Mile End, London. Submit your abstract by 18th December registrations.hg3conferences.co.uk/hg3/frontend...
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Harriet Smith @harrietasmith.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Exciting opportunity to join me as shadow PhD rep for the BSCB! It’s a really interesting & flexible role that’ll suit PhD students in their 1st or 2nd year. feel free to reach out to me for any questions :)
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We are seeking new BSCB committee members in the following roles: - Science advocacy officer - Web & social media officer - PhD representative More info here: bscb.org/apply-to-joi... Apply by 16th October!
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Apply to join BSCB committee - BSCB
We encourage BSCB members to apply for one of the following positions on the BSCB committee:-  Shadow Web and Social Media Officer  Shadow Science Advocacy Officer  Shadow PhD Representative The posit...
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Kara Cerveny @kara-cerveny.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I love the idea of approaching accessibility in the lab the same way we approach scientific questions - with creativity, kindness, and ingenuity! thenode.biologists.com/the-experime... Great perspective!
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The Experiments We Never Run - the Node
Somewhere, there’s a paper that will not get written. Before there’s a scientific paper, someone has to be there to ask the right question, design the
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Registration and abstract submission for our spring meeting is now OPEN
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Helen Matthews @helenkmatthews.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
This video was produced by our very talented @sheffielduni.bsky.social Sci Comm masters student Amelia Devine-Tournier. Well done Amelia and congratulations again, Eva!
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Meet the BSCB’s 2026 Raff PhD Medal winner, Dr Eva Simpson. Watch our video about Eva’s award-winning research and career on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEiF...
Image of Dr Eva Simpson
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Alicia Wise @wisealic.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
“We know from experience that training driven by commercial priorities can sometimes gloss over nuance, limitations, and ethical considerations.” Important librarian perspective on AI training from @drbeth.bsky.social! www.uksg.org/newsletter/u... #charlestoninbetween
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AI training in the UK — are we aiming at the right target? - UKSG
When the UK government released its “AI Skills for Life and Work” report alongside an AI Skills Hub, it positioned the initiative as a major step toward nationally accessible AI literacy. Every person...
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Did you know that the BSCB has a YouTube channel? If you missed the #dynamiccell meeting in April, you can catch the excellent talks from our 2026 medal winners here: www.youtube.com/@official_BSCB
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British Society for Cell Biology
The British Society of Cell Biology promotes and supports #cellbiology research across the UK and Ireland
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
We're excited to be partnering with My Mito Mission who funded one of our summer studentships on mitochondrial research. The studentship was awarded to Hannah Jackson who will be working in Michael Clague’s lab at the University of Liverpool on TMEM11 in mitophagy. Congratulations Hannah!
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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 17/06/2026
Great science deserves to be seen! 🧬🧪 Discover the standout posters and the researchers behind them from 'Building networks: engineering in vascular biology': s.embl.org/evb26-01-posters Congrats to the winners: • Adrian Candelas • Harriet Smith • Jorge Trojanowski #EMBOBuildNetworks
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Russell Group @russellgroup.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
With the highest ratings for value for money in over 10 years driven by teaching quality, and strong student satisfaction across the country, today's findings are a vote of confidence in our universities. See our response to the survey here ➡️ www.russellgroup.ac.uk/news/russell...
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Russell Group welcomes findings of the new Student Academic Experience Survey | Russell Group
The latest annual survey from Advance HE and HEPI shows the strongest perceptions of value for money in over a decade
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Harriet Smith @harrietasmith.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Many thanks for the award!!
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Anh Hoang Le, PhD 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇻🇳 @anhhle2702.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
My 2nd place image for the @bscb-official.bsky.social imaging competition. I made this during the Lunar new year period, or we call it Tet in Vietnam. Peach blossom 🌸 is the traditional flower that every family in the North would have during this time, so the image is certainly inspired by it.
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Eva Simpson (University of Nottingham) is awarded the 2026 Raff Medal PhD Award at #DynamicCellVI by our PhD Rep @harrietasmith.bsky.social, before her fantastic medal talk about her research using 3D-CLEM to study meiotic chromosome organisation Congratulations Eva 👏👏
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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 08/04/2026
The team in our Making Lab are helping to answer challenging biological questions by building miniature airways, automating syringe pumps and rigging up Wi Fi for fruit fly larvae. Learn about the scientific challenges each of these inventions are helping us solve. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2026-03...
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Mission: possible
The team of inventors overcoming the toughest technical challenges to accelerate scientific research.
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The next edition of our ECR forum #BSCBNextGen will be on Tues 14th April
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
BSCB members, you have ONE WEEK left to: - submit your summer studentship applications - submit you image competition entries - submit you science writing competition entries There are prizes to be won! All details on our website bscb.org Deadlines are 31st March
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Welcome to BSCB
We are the British Society for Cell Biology, supporting and promoting cell biology research across the UK and Ireland
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Have you produced beautiful images as part of your cell biology research? Then enter our image competition! bscb.org/competitions... Deadline 31st March Check out last year's winner 'Brainbow' by Alvaro Castano
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Do you know a talented undergraduate student who would like to undertake a paid summer internship in your cell biology lab? Applications to our summer studentships are OPEN Deadline 31st March For details and how to apply, see our website: bscb.org/support-gran...
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BSCB Summer Studentships - BSCB
The BSCB Summer Vacation Studentships offer financial support for high calibre undergraduate students, who wish to gain research experience in cell biology during their summer vacation. Our aim is to ...
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Harriet Smith @harrietasmith.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
We’ve had a space open up for next week’s #BSCBNextGen — if you’re interested in presenting please sign up here: forms.gle/39gTybNriWPd... 10th Feb 2026, 14-15:00 GMT :)
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Two weeks left to apply to be the BSCB Postdoc rep
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
BSCB NextGen kicks off tomorrow at 14.00 BST. Don't forget to register your place!
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Happy New Year from the BSCB! We're very excited to announce 'BSCB NextGen', a new monthly online seminar series aimed at ECRs in Cell Biology. The series kicks off on 13th January For full details and how to register see: bscb.org/announcing-b...
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Don't forget to register for our Spring Meeting: Dynamic Cell VI A joint meeting with the @biochemsoc.bsky.social Super early bird registration ends 21st Jan
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Do you know an outstanding cell biologist? Nominations are open for our 2026 medals: 🔬Hooke Medal for outstanding contribution in cell biology 👩‍🔬Women in Cell Biology medal 🧫 Postdoctoral Researcher medal 🔬Raff PhD medal award Deadline 1st November
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
If you're attending #biologists100 visit our exhibition stand & chat to our PhD reps @harrietasmith.bsky.social @emilyxlucas.bsky.social They're looking for volunteers to film a 60 sec video discussing your work or poster You'll get one of our lovely BSCB mugs!
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Pei Yee @impeiyee.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Deeply honoured to receive the 2025 Raff Medal! Huge thanks to @bscb-official.bsky.social for the recognition. This wouldn’t have been possible without the support of my supervisors, Sylvie Urbé & Mike Clague, my colleagues, collaborators, and the many mentors who inspired me along the way.
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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
We caught up with @bscb-official.bsky.social PhD rep @harrietasmith.bsky.social at #biologists100. Key words describing Harriet’s research are angiogenesis and cell protrusions. #angiogenesis #CellProtrusions
Harriet Smith holding a polaroid-like selfie frame with the FocalPlane logo and #angiogenesis #cell protrusions BSCB PhD rep.
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Come and check out our stand at #biologists100 with a chance to enter our mystery prize draw! @biologists.bsky.social @emilyxlucas.bsky.social @harrietasmith.bsky.social
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Emily Lucas @emilyxlucas.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Thank you to everyone who came to the ECR careers event yesterday at #Biologists100! A big thanks to @richardsever.bsky.social for an excellent talk @biologists.bsky.social @bscb-official.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @harrietasmith.bsky.social @abinagui.bsky.social @aymen-alrawi.bsky.social #bscb
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Emily Lucas @emilyxlucas.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
A great first day at #Biologists100. Always inspiring to see the @bscb-official.bsky.social and @bsdb.bsky.social medal winners present! Congratulations to @helenweavers.bsky.social, @impeiyee.bsky.social and Muzlifah Haniffa #bscb @harrietasmith.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social
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Harriet Smith @harrietasmith.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
it was an honour to give Dr Tay this year’s BSCB Raff medal! She gave a brilliant talk that was both inspiring & motivating 💪🧬✨
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
It's not too late to submit your abstract for our Spring @biologists.bsky.social meeting. Join us in Liverpool this March! 100yearsconference.biologists.com
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Harriet Smith @harrietasmith.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
@biologists.bsky.social hi! I’m having trouble editing my abstract in the abstract submission portal for the Biologist’s 100 conference, as there’s no edit button available. Is there any way to fix this before the deadline later today?
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Harriet Smith @harrietasmith.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
just finished my first meeting as phd representative on the BSCB committee! excited for the next few years & especially looking forward to the @biologists.bsky.social 100 years meeting this coming spring :)
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